Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Wilson Atkins was struck and killed by a vehicle while issuing a ticket on I-40, near Brinkley. He was explaining the citation to the driver when another vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck him. Trooper Atkins had served with the Arkansas State Police for 5-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Atkins gave the Arkansas State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Atkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Wilson A. Atkins, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wilson A. Atkins, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Wilson A. Atkins, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wilson A. Atkins, Jr. is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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